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• Position: Dr. Marshall Goldsmith - Ron Johnson - Tom Linebarger

DR. MARSHALL GOLDSMITH

Recognized as the #7 leadership thinker in the world at Harvard Business Review's bi-annual Thinkers50 ceremony

Marshall Goldsmith is the million-selling author or editor of 32 books, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, MOJO and What Got You Here Won't Get You There--a WSJ #1 business book and winner of the Harold Longman Award for Business Book of the Year. His books have been translated into 28 languages and become bestsellers in ten countries.

Dr. Goldsmith's Ph.D. is from UCLA's Anderson School of Management where (in 2012) he was recognized as the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. He teaches executive education at Dartmouth's Tuck School and frequently speaks at leading business schools. He is one of a select few executive advisors who have been asked to work with over 150 major CEOs and their management teams. He served on the Board of the Peter Drucker Foundation for ten years. He has been a volunteer teacher for US Army Generals, Navy Admirals, Girl Scout executives, International and American Red Cross leaders--where he was a National Volunteer of the Year.

THE HONORABLE RON JOHNSON

United States Senator for Wisconsin

Both of Ron Johnson's parents were born and raised on farms. Their work ethic and small-town values were naturally passed along to their own children. As a result, he has worked hard all his life. As a boy, Johnson mowed lawns, shoveled snow, delivered papers, and caddied for a few extra bucks. At the age of 15, he obtained his first tax-paying job as a dishwasher in a Walgreens grill. Johnson rose through the ranks as a soda jerk, fry cook, and finally night manager before reaching the age of 16.

Johnson came to Washington because the federal government is bankrupting America. He thinks it is important for citizen legislators to ally with those who are seriously facing that reality. Johnson's manufacturing background has taught him to attack the root cause of a problem, not mere symptoms. He believes huge deficits, slow economic activity, high unemployment and woefully inadequate job creation are severe symptoms of the problem--but not the root cause. The ever expanding size, scope and cost of government is.

TOM LINEBARGER

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Cummins Inc.

Tom Linebarger became Chairman and CEO of Cummins Inc., the largest independent maker of diesel engines and related products in the world, on January 1, 2012. Prior...